Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered 3,000-year-old textiles stained with a valuable purple dye made from Mediterranean mollusks. Source: https://www.livescience.com/rare-purple-textiles-discovered-israel.html
Tag: Textiles
New study finds polyester fibers throughout the Arctic Ocean
A new study has found that pollution from microplastics is widespread in the Arctic Ocean, and 92% of those particles are minuscule synthetic fibers from our clothes. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/polyester-fibers-arctic-ocean-microplastic-pollution…
Fast Retailing, the World’s Third-Largest Retailer, Says It’s Cracked the Final Barrier To Full Automation
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Los Angeles Times: There was only one job that robots could not do when Fast Retailing, the owner of Uniqlo, replaced 90% of its workers with robots at its flagship warehouse in Tokyo last year. But now, with the help of a Japanese start-up called Mujin, the world’s third-largest retailer says it has cracked…
An Energy Breakthrough Could Store Solar Power For Decades
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Scientists at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg have figured out how to harness the energy and keep it in reserve so it can be released on demand in the form of heat — even decades after it was captured. The innovations include an energy-trapping molecule, a storage system that promises to outperform…
Trump Heaps More Tariffs on China, Still No Deal in Sight
The Trump administration slapped tariffs on roughly $110 billion in Chinese imports on Sunday, marking the latest escalation in a trade war that’s inflicting damage across the world economy. China retaliated. From a report: The 15% U.S. duty hit consumer goods ranging from footwear and apparel to home textiles and certain technology products like the Apple Watch. A separate batch of…
NASA Marks The 50-Year Anniversary of Man’s First Steps on the Moon
It’s exactly one half century from that moment in time when men first walked on the moon, writes NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine. “Today, on the golden anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, NASA looks back with heartfelt gratitude for the Apollo generation’s trailblazing courage as we — the Artemis generation — prepare to take humanity’s next giant leap to Mars.”…
Unbuttoned: Hello, Little Microbe. Doesn’t This Jacket Look Yummy?
Now we can trick tiny bugs into eating our clothing. Consumption is finally a good thing. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/fashion/biodegradable-clothing-sustainability.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…